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Meat Commodities, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Asheville, North Carolina · Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers · NAICS 425120

3inspections
2citation items
$0current penalties
May 2, 2017last inspection

Meat Commodities, Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in North Carolina, the first in 1999.

OSHA's last visit started on May 2, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Asheville.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA did not attach a penalty to any of these citations.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.157, portable fire extinguishers (2 items).

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,427. Meat Commodities, Inc. averages $0 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Meat Commodities, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1999 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342300357 OPENED MAY 2, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 23 employees at the site · Closed Jun 5, 2017

1200 Centrepark Drive, Asheville, NC 28805 · Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0May 5, 2017Final

Inspection 309439552 OPENED OCT 5, 2005Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Oct 5, 2005

339 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801 · Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 302878632 OPENED JUN 11, 1999Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Jun 11, 1999

339 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2)

(2) Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly.

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3)

(3) The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.

Other wholesale trade agents and brokers employers in North Carolina

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